Mental Health Treatment

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REINTEGRATION (BHR)

What is BHR?

• A first line resource of clinical case management support available to individuals leaving prison and entering parole supervision.
• Immediate work toward establishing linkages to community resources that can remain available even after parole supervision ends.
• Dedicated time to develop an Individualized Reintegration Plan (IRP) to focus on the specific needs and amount/type of support needed.
• Focused on encouraging and enhancing self-sufficiency
• Available resource throughout the duration of parole.
• Gap resource if pre-release or post-release linkages dissolve and support services are needed while reengaging.
• Assistance with a broad range of re-entry support needs such as facilitating the immediate and sustainable access to:
  1. Food
  2. Clothing
  3. Shelter
  4. Medical/mental health care linkages
  5. Brief clinical and family systems support
  6. Transitional psychiatric medication management
  7. Substance use intervention
  8. Crisis intervention
  9. Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT) assessments, linkages, possibility of transitional care from BHR psychiatrist
  10. Opiate maintenance therapy (Suboxone, Methadone) is not prescribed by BHR psychiatrists

WHO/WHERE is BHR?

• BHR consists of social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists who have the
  specialized understanding re-entry needs including management of parole conditions
  and other associated stressors
• BHR offices are located in each parole complex
• BHR staff have collaborative relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
  to best facilitate transitional care needs

HOW is BHR available?

• Referrals
• Automatic pre-release referral to BHR if CCCMS or EOP while incarcerated
• Will meet with BHR when report to parole office after release
• Self-referral to BHR post-release by request from assigned agent of record
• Agent of record referral. Session Type:
  • In office (face to face) are preferred method

• When appropriate and device to do:
  • Video Sessions
  • Telephone Sessions

Medical Records Requests:

For records related to Mental Health Services provided to supervised persons, please submit a
completed Authorization for Release of Protected Health Information CDCR 7385 using one of
the following methods, listed in order of preference:

Email (preferred for fastest processing – all regions):

Send the Release of Information (ROI) to: m_BHRRecordRequests@cdcr.ca.gov.
Note: This e-mail address is for medical records requests only.

Fax (all regions):

(279) 223-7909

Mail (choose the appropriate regional address):

1. Division of Adult Parole Headquarters – Northern Region
   Attention: HQ-BHR
   9838 Old Placerville Road Suite B
   Sacramento, CA 98527
   
2. Division of Adult Parole Headquarters – Southern Region
   Attention: HQ-BHR
   21015 Pathfinder Rd. Ste. 200
   Diamond Bar, Ca 91765
   State of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
   Memorandum
   

All Other Requests or Concerns:

To reach the BHR Support Unit, please call: 279 223-4666 (Please note that this is a main line
for the Support Unit and does not direct to a specific staff member).